Dictionary

A whirlpool.

A kind of trap for catching fish; a weely.

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Example: Do what you will.

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Example: I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine.

To wish, desire.

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Example: All the fans were willing their team to win the game.

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Example: He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.